Books

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Top 5 books set in theatres, chosen by playwright Edward Carey

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Vince Cable: ‘Power is gradually shifting away from the western world’

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Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde review – a radical, gorgeous queer novel

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Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review – connections across the Indian diaspora

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How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?

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Top 5 creepy noir novels, chosen by psychological thriller author Lily Samson

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Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler review – speculative fiction with an emotional core

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The Man on the Endless Stair by Chris Barkley review – mind-bending revelations

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Top 5 Scottish books for bairns, chosen by author and translator Ashley Douglas

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Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – mortal reflections from a hospital bed

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Top 5 historical novels, chosen by best-selling author Lana Kortchik

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Breaking by Mic Wright review – insider insights into the grubby world of right-wing media

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Robert Shaw, An Actor’s Life on the Set of Jaws… by Christopher Shaw Myers review – a vivid family saga

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Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan

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Use the Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello review – captivating poetic sensibilities

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The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson review – a spry and contemporary overlooked classic

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The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney review – an emotionally gripping psychological thriller

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Stone & Sky by Ben Aaronovitch review – weird happenings in the Granite City

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The best books to read in summer 2025

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Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

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